New England Asters are starring in this show. These are the 6' wild kind, mostly purple, some pink. Absolute butterfly magnet, often 5 or 7 varieties on sunny days. The rich purple of the asters is complemented by the shiny gold on tall Goldenrod which tops out at up to 10 ft. Another wildflower, the golden sunflower, Maximilian, is also in prime flowering mode. It is a very floriferous fall sunflower that also can be a huge Monarch attractant just before the Monarch migration passes through here in the fall.

J, nice article! I also have admired your asters, I added about 7 in the past year. I would really like a big one like yours, but Heath Asters are too invasive here just like Maximilian Sunflowers. I do have several of the New England asters which I totally love.